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Doctors Poke Holes In Soda Tax Proposal

Many public health advocates and scientific researchers have suggested that increasing the tax consumers pay when purchasing soda would be an effective way to help stem the growing rate of obesity in America. Most vocal among them in recent years has been ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 6 2010 - 8:13pm

Which me am I?

To celebrate my 1st anniversary writing for this site, I thought it time to update my biography here.  You'd think I'd have one ready, but in fact I can't stop with just one.  Having too many facets is a hazard of being a rocket scientist wi ...

Blog Post - Alex "Sandy" Antunes - Feb 2 2010 - 2:34pm

How Useful Is College? Depends Where You're From, Study Shows

What you can do with a college degree upon graduation depends on where you're from, according  Université de Montréal professor of education Jake Murdoch. In some parts of the world diplomas from elite universities can practically guarantee employment ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 2 2010 - 2:57pm

Your Birth Month May Determine Your Chances Of Being A Pro Athlete

Researchers from Queensland University of Technology and University of Queensland who studied the seasonal patterns of population health say the month you were born in could influence your future health and fitness, thereby influencing your chances of bein ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 2 2010 - 3:21pm

Abstinence-Only Intervention May Reduce Sexual Activity Among Teenagers

A theory-based, abstinence-only intervention appears to be associated with a lower rate of sexual involvement among African American sixth- and seventh-graders and can be combined with other strategies to help reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infec ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 2 2010 - 8:03pm

Check out the blog makeover

Those of you who primarily follow this blog by RSS should come check out some of the remodeling done around here: Hot Topics: Scientific Blogging has some outstanding writers, who are now coming together on a monthly basis to give you a slew of different p ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Feb 3 2010 - 10:52am

Morning Science Quote

I saw that mathematics was split up into numerous specialties, each of which could easily absorb the short lifetime granted to us. Consequently, I saw myself in the position of Buridan's ass which was unable to decide upon any specific bundle of hay. ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Feb 4 2010 - 10:06am

Americans Aren't Worried About Climate Change...But Want To Stop It?

Researchers from Yale and George Mason Universities say that, despite a lack of concern over climate change, the American public is in favor of policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and developing cleaner forms of energy. ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 4 2010 - 1:21pm

Web Favorites: Scientific Attention Grabbers

As I search the Net on freelance writing assignments, I bookmark science and technology news, tools and toys that extend my attention-span into wondering. Paying scientific attention is a distinct daily practice for me. ...

Blog Post - Anonymous - Feb 4 2010 - 4:18pm

Morning Science Quote

I am convinced that we can discover, by means of purely mathematical constructions, those concepts and those lawful connections between them which furnish the key to the understanding of natural phenomena. Experience may suggest the appropriate mathematic ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Feb 6 2010 - 10:44am